i just come across a ton of material about serial numbers i can try an help.

need the first four numbers. Bill

How about 1015xxx?

range 4/1912-5/1912 1912-colt

may have been used by navy or usmc


this is the best i could find

I should have put in some commas because it's a pretty high serial number. 1,015,xxx

1943 m1911A1 commerical/military model in your in serial number range

colt and ithaca were working together it think-bill

Bill,

where does your info come from? Maybe we can make it publicly available?

Rgds

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it comes from some papers my father had he retired from the army in 1963 and has pasted away-bill

sbvann,

There were a lot of serial number lists floating around in years past, and most disagreed with one another at some point. We have Charles Clawson to thank for doing the research and straightening the lists out. My website and Ty's have Clawson's S/N list online, although the one on the websites only show year of production and not shipping information. Also, be aware that end-of-year serial numbers can still be a bit fuzzy, as for example a pistol made on December 28th may not have been shipped until January 8th and thus be listed as 1945 production. However, for all intents and purposes Clawson's list is, ahem..... close enough for government work.

thanks for the information i will keep it in mind

Sbavann -

I have an M1911 with a serial number of 4995 (that's the whole number). I know it's part of the 1912 lot for the Navy. Do you have any shipping info or just production info? At some point, this pistol ended up over in the Pacific, where it found it's way to my great-uncle (and eventually to me!).

Thanks!

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